Help with Performance Data Recorder
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 180
Likes: 29
From: PA
That's why you're getting that error.
Like this:
format J: /FS:FAT32
Also you need to look on windows explorer and make sure that J is the drive for you flash card when you connect it to PC, it may not be, I just used that as an example.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 7,331
Likes: 518
From: Admit Nothing, Deny Everything, Make Counter Accusations.
Right-Click the card's drive letter in Windows, click format, make sure FAT32 is selected, and then click start. This could not be any easier.
Last edited by RussBt; Aug 9, 2018 at 04:05 PM.
Thread Starter
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 3,131
Likes: 148
From: Sugar Land TX
With the camera... take a picture and a video with it then try it in the car... I should have mentioned that... if I didn't... mine went into the camera non-FAT32 and came out FAT32... yay... if not, where are you... and if you want to pm me I'll give you my address and you can mail it and I'll format it and send it back to you.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...r-sd-card.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...r-sd-card.html
You're close, you need a space between format and the J and after the :
That's why you're getting that error.
Like this:
format J: /FS:FAT32
Also you need to look on windows explorer and make sure that J is the drive for you flash card when you connect it to PC, it may not be, I just used that as an example.
That's why you're getting that error.
Like this:
format J: /FS:FAT32
Also you need to look on windows explorer and make sure that J is the drive for you flash card when you connect it to PC, it may not be, I just used that as an example.
As above I'll have to go take a look at this method too. Thanks to you and all for the help!
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2016
Posts: 1,744
Likes: 234
Interested in knowing the answer to this too. Right now it's part of my routine each time I get into the car: turn on Rev-Match, go through the menu and delete older shorter videos and enable PDR recording, etc. Would be very nice to just start recording automatically!!
Tech Contributor
Joined: Oct 1999
Posts: 41,058
Likes: 9,820
From: Charlotte, NC (formerly Endicott, NY)
SD cards that are 32GB or smaller can be formatted to FAT32 on a newer PC but once the size goes over 32GB you need special software to do the formatting.
However, the simple solution is to just buy a pre formatted 32GB SD card and plug it in. Don't have to mess with the PC or a Camera. Just take it out of its wrapping and stick it into the PDR slot. I just walked into Best Buy and had a selection of several brands hanging on an end cap. Grabbed one, paid for it, cut the plastic covering off the card and stuck it into the PDR right in the parking lot.
Bill
However, the simple solution is to just buy a pre formatted 32GB SD card and plug it in. Don't have to mess with the PC or a Camera. Just take it out of its wrapping and stick it into the PDR slot. I just walked into Best Buy and had a selection of several brands hanging on an end cap. Grabbed one, paid for it, cut the plastic covering off the card and stuck it into the PDR right in the parking lot.
Bill
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 8,729
Likes: 1,508
From: Redmond WA
I know a little about this (I wrote the Format dialog itself in Windows, but it as like 25 years ago). At the time the largest cards were CF and about 10M (not G) and I don't recall why there were limits on size, but if you are larger than the Format dialog will support FAT32 at (32G), try a third party tool like this:
https://fat32-format.en.softonic.com/
There are others as well.
If that fails, connect the card to a Commodore PET as shown below and do the format that way:
https://fat32-format.en.softonic.com/
There are others as well.
If that fails, connect the card to a Commodore PET as shown below and do the format that way:
Last edited by davepl; Jan 13, 2017 at 12:32 PM.
Instructor
Joined: Nov 2016
Posts: 167
Likes: 24
From: Panama City Beach Florida
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 2,762
Likes: 1,017
From: MOUNTAIN HOME Arkansas
OMG! Windows 7? Seriously? Get off the computer/camera/etc & go buy a Fat 32 Class 10 SD card already. Sorry, some are making this so difficult. Just yanking some of your chains, however you want to go about it. Sometimes I get that way, can't stand not getting things to work.
Thread Starter
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 3,131
Likes: 148
From: Sugar Land TX
OMG! Windows 7? Seriously? Get off the computer/camera/etc & go buy a Fat 32 Class 10 SD card already. Sorry, some are making this so difficult. Just yanking some of your chains, however you want to go about it. Sometimes I get that way, can't stand not getting things to work.
But yea, I'm on an old Windows 7 computer that's 5 years old! Know what else? It still does everything I want or care to do. Thanks for the chain yank! Made my day...
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,827
Likes: 301
From: Tucson Arizona
St. Jude Donor '08
Thanks to nvydvr all I had to do was pull out my camera and take a quick pic and video and worked! Seems to me this method is easier, cheaper and much quicker than having to go get in the car and drive down to buy another SD card.
But yea, I'm on an old Windows 7 computer that's 5 years old! Know what else? It still does everything I want or care to do. Thanks for the chain yank! Made my day...
But yea, I'm on an old Windows 7 computer that's 5 years old! Know what else? It still does everything I want or care to do. Thanks for the chain yank! Made my day...
Tech Contributor
Joined: Oct 1999
Posts: 41,058
Likes: 9,820
From: Charlotte, NC (formerly Endicott, NY)
Bill
Last edited by Bill Dearborn; Jan 13, 2017 at 06:03 PM.
Instructor
Joined: Nov 2016
Posts: 167
Likes: 24
From: Panama City Beach Florida
SD cards that are 32GB or smaller can be formatted to FAT32 on a newer PC but once the size goes over 32GB you need special software to do the formatting.
However, the simple solution is to just buy a pre formatted 32GB SD card and plug it in. Don't have to mess with the PC or a Camera. Just take it out of its wrapping and stick it into the PDR slot. I just walked into Best Buy and had a selection of several brands hanging on an end cap. Grabbed one, paid for it, cut the plastic covering off the card and stuck it into the PDR right in the parking lot.
Bill
However, the simple solution is to just buy a pre formatted 32GB SD card and plug it in. Don't have to mess with the PC or a Camera. Just take it out of its wrapping and stick it into the PDR slot. I just walked into Best Buy and had a selection of several brands hanging on an end cap. Grabbed one, paid for it, cut the plastic covering off the card and stuck it into the PDR right in the parking lot.
Bill
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,317
Likes: 256
From: NJ
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 8,729
Likes: 1,508
From: Redmond WA
I start it manually each trip and never had to reset it in a year of driving around town.
BTW, skip Windows 8 by a wide berth but Windows 10 is good. As was Windows 7, but I recommend 10 now.
We should be good right up to about 4000G (2^32-1 bytes) on the cards before hitting any theoretical FAT32 limit, but it depends where GM got their open-source code to read FAT32, because they didn't write it themselves I'm sure.
Last edited by davepl; Jan 14, 2017 at 12:27 PM.
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,317
Likes: 256
From: NJ
Gosh, I wish, but if that's possible I've never found in on the '15 other than Valet mode. Please tell if it is!
I start it manually each trip and never had to reset it in a year of driving around town.
BTW, skip Windows 8 by a wide berth but Windows 10 is good. As was Windows 7, but I recommend 10 now.
We should be good right up to about 4000G (2^32-1 bytes) on the cards before hitting any theoretical FAT32 limit, but it depends where GM got their open-source code to read FAT32, because they didn't write it themselves I'm sure.
I start it manually each trip and never had to reset it in a year of driving around town.
BTW, skip Windows 8 by a wide berth but Windows 10 is good. As was Windows 7, but I recommend 10 now.
We should be good right up to about 4000G (2^32-1 bytes) on the cards before hitting any theoretical FAT32 limit, but it depends where GM got their open-source code to read FAT32, because they didn't write it themselves I'm sure.
Definitely want to keep track of who is driving my future car
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 8,729
Likes: 1,508
From: Redmond WA
Check the manual, it's got it covered. Limits power (but not much), locks the trunk, turns on the PDR when the car starts, and so on. They stopped recording audio in 2016 due to privacy concerns I think.
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,317
Likes: 256
From: NJ